Urgent Help & Eternal Hope
North America Ministry
Serving Communities Across the United States and Canada
All over the continent, people and communities face hardship, and ongoing challenges that disrupt everyday life. Send Relief partners with churches to come alongside them with practical care, long-term support, and gospel-centered ministry.
Through ministry centers, mission trips, community partnerships, and crisis response, Send Relief equips churches and believers to serve faithfully and respond wisely to real needs across North America.
Whether you’re called to pray, give, serve, or lead others in ministry, there are meaningful ways to take part in serving your neighbors across the street and across the country.
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Local Hubs to Serve and Learn
Send Relief Ministry Centers are located in strategic cities and regions across North America. Each center partners with local churches to address community challenges while equipping believers to lead compassionate, gospel-centered ministry in their own contexts. Through Ministry Centers, churches and volunteers can: • Serve communities through local outreach • Receive training to start or strengthen compassion ministries • Learn from leaders already serving their communities.
Ashland Ministry Center
Located in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, the Ashland Ministry Center helps rural families overcome the cycle of poverty…
Atlanta Ministry Center
Many call Atlanta the gateway to the south for business and culture. Together we can impact Atlanta and the region…
Boston Ministry Center
Be the Hands and Feet of Christ in Boston.
From relationally ministering to the unhoused, to walking in restorative ways alongside vulnerable women and families, to embracing and empowering…
Chicago Ministry Center
While Chicago is a cultural hub full of beautiful parks and pristine beaches, there are enormous physical and spiritual needs…
Denver Ministry Center
Located in the urban core of Denver, this Send Relief ministry center is focused on strengthening communities and providing support…
Hamilton Ministry Center
Hamilton, known as the Waterfall Capital of the World, combines industrial heritage with a vibrant arts scene and bustling downtown.…
Laredo Ministry Center
A quiet desert city, Laredo beautifully blends the values of its Mexican and American residents to create the town’s distinctive…
Las Vegas Ministry Center
A shiny city on the outside, Las Vegas is actually home to some of the darkest and most disturbing human…
Los Angeles Ministry Center
The Los Angeles ministry center is focused on poverty alleviation in partnership with churches through homelessness and human trafficking prevention.
Memphis Ministry Center
There are deep, generational wounds in the hearts of families and communities in Memphis. Send Relief’s ministry center is striving…
New York City Ministry Center
With nearly 80,000 people experiencing homelessness in New York City, the need for physical assistance is pressing. Send Relief partners…
Puerto Rico – Guaynabo
Established after Hurricane Maria, Send Relief partners with local churches across Puerto Rico to bring disaster response, community care, and…
Puerto Rico – Ponce
From the Ponce Ministry Center, mission teams are sent to serve vulnerable communities in partnership with local churches across southern…
South Dakota Ministry Center
Send Relief leaders are hard at work helping interrupt generational cycles of poverty on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South…
St. Louis Ministry Center
Located in the gateway to the Midwest, Send Relief’s ministry center in St. Louis is dedicated to mobilizing individuals and…
Valdosta Ministry Center
This ministry center in Georgia cares for children in crisis by resourcing foster and adoptive parents and training churches to…
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Affiliate Ministries
Like-minded Southern Baptist ministries across North America, meeting needs in Jesus' name in their own communities.
All San Diego
San Diego, CA
The San Diego Baptist Association is comprised of 200 churches seeking to address the spiritual needs and community issues arising…
Appalachian Ministries of the Smokies
Jefferson City, TN
Appalachian Ministries of the Smokies is a poverty relief ministry that works in partnership with the local community and Carson-Newman…
Birmingham Cross-Cultural Connections
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Cross Cultural Connections (CCC) is a Christian nonprofit in Birmingham, Alabama, that welcomes and walks alongside refugee and immigrant…
Bridge of Faith Community Church
Rockaway, MO
Bridge of Faith believes in the truth of Matthew 18:5—that if we welcome children in the name of Jesus, we…
City Hope
Gilbert, AZ
City Hope is a ministry of Christ Church that serves the valley by providing help and hope for those in…
City Life
Middle TN
CityLife desires to see Disciple Making Movements spread throughout North America by serving multi-family housing. We envision apartments as thriving…
Community Fellowship
Collinsville, VA
The Community Fellowship exists to “demonstrate the love of God to our community” and beyond by serving those who are…
Connections Church
Seattle, WA
Seattle, known as the Emerald City, is a vibrant and energetic metropolis nestled between the Puget Sound and the Cascade…
Cornerstone Church of Ames
Ames, IA
"In our work for the city, we seek to embody compassion, mercy, and justice — that people made in God’s…
Cornerstone Ministries
Dallas, TX
Cornerstone provides various community services and outreach programs. Cornerstone aims to build stronger communities through impactful initiatives and sustainable development.…
El Paso Baptist Association
El Paso, TX
The El Paso Migrant Center is a ministry of the El Paso Baptist Association. Our mission is to be a…
Expedition Church
Livingston, MT
Expedition Church is a local church, following Jesus into the Rocky Mountain region with intentional, practical, and extravagant love. We…
FBC Sevierville
Sevierville, TN
FBC Sevierville seeks to meet neighbors at their point of need and offer hope, healing, and spiritual growth in Christ.…
First Baptist Church of Pensacola
Pensacola, FL
First Baptist Church of Pensacola serves by partnering with local churches in food distribution and community gospel outreach, supporting individuals…
First Baptist Spartanburg
Spartanburg, SC
The Bridge at Green Street is an arm of First Baptist Church Spartanburg, doing ministry in the heart of Spartanburg's…
Forgotten Ministries
Enid, OK
Forgotten Ministries equips churches and individuals with practical ways to connect with their communities. We set an example of living…
Foster the City
Nationwide
Foster the City works to provide loving homes for children entering foster care. We equip local churches with the resources,…
Good Church
Flint, MI
Good Laundry is a full-service, low-cost laundromat, non-profit on the north side of Flint created by Good Church to meet…
Grace Harbor Church
New Bedford, MA
No one needs to find help on their own. No one needs to walk through a crisis by themselves. No…
Great Commission Church
Philadelphia, PA
Our vision is to be the arms of God reaching out to people who do not know Christ personally. We…
Heights Community Church
Collinsville, IL
Heights Community Church's Family Advocacy Ministry (FAM) equips the church to support foster, adoptive, and vulnerable families. Through the FAM,…
Hope Center
Jacksonville, FL
The Hope Center is located on the campus of Chets Creek Church's Southside campus in the middle of one of…
Hope Ministries
Florence, KY
We are a food pantry and clothing ministry in Northern Kentucky dedicated to serving low-income residents in our community. Our…
Houston’s First Baptist Church
Houston, TX
For Houston's First Baptist Church, fulfilling the Great Commission begins in our city. Making disciples that follow Jesus is the…
International Bible Church
Boca Raton, FL
We are a multi-ethnic congregation that values diversity and is united by the values of love and kindness. Our church…
Lifeline Children’s Services
Nationwide
God is calling people--you and me--the Church--to step into in-person ministry to vulnerable children, youth, women, and families both in…
Living Word Baptist Church
Indianapolis, IN
We are a congregation of believers committed to sharing the message of Christ and guiding others toward faith in Him.…
Love Loud Ministries
Montgomery, AL
The Montgomery Baptist Association, also known as Love Loud Ministries throughout Alabama's River Region, is a community-based needs organization. Love…
Mercy Clinic
Fort Worth, TX
Jesus makes healthcare better! Help us tell His Story through this amazing healthcare mission. Founded by IMB Emeritus Medical Missionary,…
Mile One Mission
St. John's, NL, Canada
Mile One Mission is the church-planting ministry of Calvary Baptist Church in the easternmost province of Canada. We aim to…
Mission Centers of Houston
Houston, TX
Mission Centers of Houston (MCH) is a gospel-based ministry working throughout the city. Our programs include food assistance, services for…
Mission Hill
Tampa, FL
We exist to disciple those who have been left behind. Each week, we serve individuals experiencing homelessness and food insecurity…
Mobile Missions Network
Tulsa, OK
Mobile Missions Network is following Jesus' example of becoming flesh and blood and moving into the "neighborhood" (John 1:14) by…
New Creation Bible Fellowship
Tracy, CA
We began serving our community in 2007 by partnering with local leaders, schools, youth organizations, and initiatives that support people…
New Life Ministries
Huntington, IN
With a mission of serving those needing food, shelter, and a purpose-filled life, New Life Ministries consists of four ministry…
New Orleans Baptist Ministries
New Orleans, LA
The Compassion Ministry at NOBA focuses on serving those in need by providing essential resources, support, and care to individuals…
OKC Relief Center
Oklahoma City, OK
The OKC Relief Center is a community ministry dedicated to meeting essential needs with dignity and compassion. Each month we…
OneHope Refuge
Wake Forest, NC
OneHope Refuge exists to provide transitional housing and quality restorative services that move women and their children to lives of…
Pillar Church of Dumfries
Dumfries, VA
Pillar Church exists to “Know Jesus and Make Him Known.” As a church, we live out this mission in our…
Promise686
Nationwide
The vision of Promise686 is to fulfill God's promise "to set the lonely in families" (Psalm 68:6). We mobilize church…
Refuge Widowers
Woodstock, GA
Refuge Widowers is a ministry dedicated to guiding widowers through gospel-centered community. Founded by a team of widowers and pastors…
Regional Education Center (R.E.C.) Ministries
New Tazewell, TN
Regional Education Center Ministries (R.E.C.) lies at the intersection of Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. Our ministry's goal is to educate,…
Restore Church
Albuquerque, NM
Restore Church is seeking gospel restoration in the International District of Albuquerque through the good news of Jesus and good…
Restored Church
Wilkes Barre, PA
We exist to give every man, woman, and child in Wilkes-Barre repeated opportunities to hear, see, and respond to the…
Sheridan Parkside Community Life Center
Buffalo, NY
Sheridan Parkside Life Center provides classes, resources, celebrations, and friendships that help teens and adults in the Sheridan Parkside neighborhood…
Soul City Jackson
Jackson, MS
Soul City serves the soul of midtown through creating jobs, serving with teams, providing housing, and through a community of…
South Tulsa Baptist Church
Tulsa, OK
Our mission is “Sharing the Good News about Jesus in our community and around the world.” South Tulsa Baptist Church…
Summit Church of Homestead
Homestead, FL
Summit Church of Homestead exists to make disciples of Jesus and help other churches. Over the last decade, we have…
The Hub at Centerpoint Church
Charleston, SC
The Hub Ministry Center provides refugees with transitional assistance and care in transportation, education, recreation, and vocational training. They also…
The Hub: Urban Ministries
Shreveport, LA
The Hub is on a mission to give everyone in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana, access to a restored life…
The Way KC
Kansas City, KS
The Way KC serves Kansas City, Kansas, and exists to follow the Way of Jesus and push back darkness —…
Transformation Center
Baltimore, MD
The Transformation Center is a ministry dedicated to guiding individuals toward spiritual growth and personal healing through counseling, discipleship, and…
West Jackson Street Baptist Church
Tupelo, MS
God is using West Jackson Church to reach the community and beyond. West Jackson is engaged weekly in school ministry…
Wholesome Riches
Camden, NJ
Wholesome Riches works with students, families, school partners, and community leaders to identify needs in the community and build a…
Young Living Stones
Del Rio, TX
Young Living Stones exists to catalyze impact on generations for Christ by mobilizing the Church to live on mission. As…
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North American Mission Trips
Step Into the Mission Field
Mission trips across North America invite believers to serve shoulder to shoulder with faithful local churches with deep roots in the community.
These hands-on opportunities allow you to:
- Make a long-term impact.
- Serve in practical ways that lead to gospel conversations.
- Learn how to apply ministry best practices to meet needs and share the gospel in your own community.
- Grow personally through shared service and discipleship.
Meet Critical Needs Where Help is Needed Most
With your support, Send Relief works alongside trusted local churches and ministry leaders to give communities practical care, essential resources, and gospel hope in difficult circumstances.
Hurricane Isaias Response
Help and Hope After the Storm RESPONDING NOW Update as of 9 a.m. ET, Oct. 12, 2026 Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, Friday night, leaving downed trees, damaged roofs and widespread power outages across the western Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers from eight states are now serving through
U.S. Storm Response
Help and Hope After the Storm Ready When Storms Strike Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and winter storms can upend a community overnight. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers and local churches show up with practical help and the hope of Christ. Send Relief comes alongside them by coordinating with state Disaster Relief leaders, shipping supplies from our
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
Send Relief’s primary collaborator in moments of crisis is Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. Bringing hope in crisis through physical and gospel witness care, this disaster relief ministry serves families and communities in their most difficult moments.
Engage in Sustainable Change across North America
You and your church can walk alongside neighbors in their daily struggles. Join Send Relief and participate in sustainable, community-led solutions and consistent gospel witness.
Lifeline Children’s Services Education
Lifeline Children’s Services’ online library of interactive courses is equipped to serve families, caregivers, church leaders and organizations as they serve vulnerable children. These courses train parents and caregivers to implement gospel-centric care to foster and adoptive children who come from hard places of trauma, loss or neglect. For churches, there are courses that encourage
Family Advocacy Ministry (FAM)
FAM is a step-by-step ministry strategy that helps churches serve and advocate for vulnerable children and families as well as those called to foster and adopt. All FAMs are equipped with ministry software, resources, tutorial, and consultation to launch and sustain their ministries. Send Relief helps churches implement FAMs so they can help bring a
Crisis Response
When crisis hits, everything changes in a moment. A family loses their home. A community is shaken. The future suddenly feels uncertain. And in those moments, people aren’t just looking for help. They are looking for hope. Across North America and around the world, crises happen every day. Some make headlines. Many don’t. But every
Backpacks
Backpack Day 2026 Sunday August 2, 2026 UPDATE: Thank you! All 2026 backpacks have been claimed. Although the backpacks provided through Send Relief for Backpack Day 2026 are no longer available to request, your church can still participate by organizing a local backpack outreach. Use the free ministry guide and promotional resources below to help